<p>I have taken the SAT, two SAT II's, and the ACT. Here are my scores:</p>
<p>SAT I - 2270: 760CR, 740M, 770WR (second sitting. First sitting was 2040 total) - both junior
SAT II - 580 Chem, 610 Math II (yeah, I know.) - sophomore
ACT - 31: 34E, 31M, 32R, 28Sc, 6 essay - junior</p>
<p>So, the only scores I really like out of these are my SAT I scores. My SAT II scores are HORRIBLE because they were the first standardized tests I ever took, and I have extreme anxiety about anything timed. If I send my SAT scores, I'd probably send my AP chem score (4) to show that I know what chemistry is. I'd also see if I could find a way to talk about my math team involvement (I am tied for my team's top scorer, and our team is among the top in our division).</p>
<p>If I send my ACT with writing, I'd probably submit a writing sample, because writing is probably my strongest field in school (not tests). I am the managing editor of my school's literary magazine, and I have won numerous writing awards for non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. I think part of the reason why my score for the essay was so low was that I was only able to write a page and a half of the six available pages. I have difficulties with handwriting, and in order to make it legible, I have to write very slowly.</p>
<p>So, in short, do I send pretty good SAT I scores with horrid SAT Subject Test scores, or do I send "meh" ACT scores with an additionally horrible essay score?</p>
<p>Ugh I hate standardized testing. Thanks in advance~</p>
<p>Are you a junior now? If so, I guess I would suggest taking the SAT II tests again.</p>
<p>If you’re a senior, and these are the only scores you have to send, I don’t know. Both are not great for the most selective schools, unless you are a hooked applicant. I guess I’d send the SATs and not the ACT. (I think you realize that if you send the SAT I, you have to send the SAT IIs as well.)</p>
<p>I’m a senior, and yeah I was thinking SATs too. I know that none of my scores are particularly great, but I’m planning on explaining how I have anxiety about big tests/timed things (I didn’t sleep for more than 4 hours total the week of the subject tests, I was so nervous… ehh.)</p>
<p>I’m also a first generation college student, so that may help since I’ve had little to no parental guidance through this.</p>
<p>Gibby, if he decides to send his SAT scores, he would also have to send in his SAT II scores, which are quite low for Yale. However, if he sends his ACT scores, he does not need to send in his SAT II scores.</p>
<p>^^ Thank you MeIsHM. I had not looked at the OP’s SAT II Subject Test scores. So, I’m going to reconsider my response.</p>
<p>LAMuniv: All Ivy League Schools use a tool called the Academic Index (AI for short) and they use your test scores see how you stack up against your peers. Go to the Academic Index on CC and input your test scores: [The</a> Academic Index - Ivy League Admissions Key? - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm]The”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm). Be sure to add your ranking; if you don’t know it, take a guess as to where you stand in the rankings at your high school. </p>
<p>Because your SAT II Subject Test scores are so low, if you submit your SAT scores (and by doing so, you must submit your SAT Subject Test scores, as well) you stand an excellent chance of being rejected.</p>
<p>Therefore, you stand a better chance by submitting your ACT only (even though your score is lower than your SAT I Super-Score.)</p>
<p>gibby, OP took the SAT IIs as a sophomore, and got much better SAT I scores as a junior. That’s what led me to think that it might still be better to submit SATs as opposed to that 31 ACT.</p>
<p>LAMuniv, I think what you’re seeing here is that the scores make Yale a long shot for you, unless perhaps you’re a hooked candidate.</p>
<p>I don’t have time to retake my SAT IIs before the deadline.
My academic index is 215.5, which is just in the “very competitive” zone. I know that my weighted GpA is around a 4.38, but that’s only because I calculated it myself. My school doesn’t report GPA or rank; does that make a difference? They do this because I go to a a very small college prep school where they say that getting a B in an honors class is like getting an A in an advanced class in other schools.</p>
<p>Don’t most schools take the January sat for admissions anyway? The registration hasn’t passed yet but I would take it.</p>
<p>I agree that they wouldn’t care what year they’re taken. Lots of kids take them early and do well (I took mine as a sophomore but I will did well.)</p>
<p>Or if you’re unsure, just send them all. They’ll figure it out.</p>
<p>I could take the SAT IIs in January, but with everything that’s going on I don’t believe I would ave adequate preparation time, and I am also going to be busy that entire day (I work a part-time job on Friday nights and weekends, and that date is also right before tech week begins for the musical I am stage managing, and also right before the state championships for the mock trial team I coach/am captain of/am the lead defense attorney for).</p>